An outbreak of typhoid fever in a soldier camp
- Author:
Son Thai Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
typhoid fever
- MeSH:
Typhoid Fever;
Military Personnel;
Disease Outbreaks
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
1999;9(2):11-14
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
There were 296 cases of typhoid fever of which 52 cases admitted in hospital and no death happened in a training camp for new soldiers in 55 days outbreak. Investigated the outbreak situation at local health station and outbreak area: house, dining room, kitchen, canteen, toilet, resources of water, dung and waste. The improper dung management caused environmental pollution was the main cause of outbreak. Clinical condition was a typical and treated by common and special antibiotics had good results.
